Category Archives: White Wines

CHÂTEAU FUISSÉ SAINT-VÉRAN 2108, AC Saint-Véran, Mâconnais, Burgundy, France

14 Tuesday Jun 2022

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Cost: $26.99 CI
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: Jacques Scott, Cayman Islands
Country: France
Region: Saint-Véran, Mâconnais, Burgundy
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Château-Fuissé
Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.

Citric tropical notes followed by sour notes. Score: 88/100

Tasting Note: Light old gold in colour with good acidity, a medium+ intense nose & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, peach pit, pear, acacia, orange peel, hazelnut, sour dough, honey, vanilla & smoked notes on the nose.

Interesting Point:

Pairings: Drink this now or in 3-5 years on its own or pair it with trout with lemon, dill & butter.

My Opinion: Recommended

Tasted: June 13, 2022

WAKEFIELD ESTATE LABEL CHARDONNAY 2021, Padthaway, Clare Valley, Australia

11 Saturday Jun 2022

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Cost: $16.95
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: Australia
Region: Padthaway, Clare Valley
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Wakefield
Alcohol: 13.5% Alcohol/Vol.

Nice balance between unoaked & oaked Chard with a price that hard to beat for the quality. Score: 92/100

Tasting Note: Light gold in colour with good acidity, a medium+ intense nose & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon-limes, green apples, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, orange peel, dill & vanilla.

Negatives: None

Interesting Point: I like the temperature gage on the back label that helps people to get the correct temperature to drink this wine. 1st time I’ve seen that on a wine label.

Pairings: Drink this now or in 3-5 years on its own or pair it with butternut squash soup.

My Opinion: Highly Recommended

Best Buy

Tasted: June 9, 2022

LCBO: 711556

KEW VINEYARDS OLD VINE CHARDONNAY 2019, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

09 Thursday Jun 2022

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Cost: $23.95
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: Canada
Region: Beamsville Bench, Niagara Region, Ontario
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Kew Vineyards
Alcohol: 14.0% Alcohol/Vol.

Creamy style Chard with both citric & tropical notes. Score: 89/100

Tasting Note: Gold in colour with good acidity, a low intense nose, mild tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, green & yellow apples, pear, pineapple, mango ginger, limestone, vanilla & oak spice

Negatives: None

Pairings: Drink this now or in 3-5 years on its own or pair it with crab Alfredo

My Opinion: Recommended

Best Buy

Tasted: June 7, 2022

LCBO: 43874

FLEUR CHARDONNAY CARNEROS SELECT 2018, Carneros, Sonoma Valley, California, United States of America

31 Tuesday May 2022

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Cost: $24.95
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: United States of America
Region: Carneros, Sonoma Valley, California
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Fleur de California
Alcohol: 13.8% Alcohol/Vol.

Nicely balance between lightly oaked, citric, creaminess & under 14% alcohol with a price that makes this a really great value for the quality. Score: 94/100

Tasting Note: Light gold in colour with good acidity, a medium+ intense nose, soft tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, Granny Smith apples, pear, pineapple, clementine, dill, ginger, meringue, honeycomb & vanilla.

Negatives: None

Interesting Point: A blend Chardonnays from the estate vineyards with fruit from two other Sonoma Carneros sites. Whole-cluster press, followed by cool fermentation, and six months aging in French oak barrels. Prolonged yeast contact in oak and lees stirring (batonnage) added texture. (Winery notes)

Pairings: Drink this now or in 5 -7 years on its own or pair it with Greek chicken kabobs marinated in olive oil, lemon and tarragon served with Tzatziki and warm pita bread.

My Opinion: Highly Recommended

Top Pick & Best Buy

Tasted: May 30, 2022

LCBO: 311522

VILLA MARIA PRIVATE BIN CHARDONNAY 2020, East Coast, New Zealand

30 Monday May 2022

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Cost: $18.05 (Sale price until June 19, 2022: $16.05)
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO General List
Country: New Zealand
Region: East Coast
Format: 750 mL
Producer: William Maria
Alcohol: 13.5% Alcohol/Vol.

A crispness of citric fruit followed by some creaminess on the finish. Score: 89/100

Tasting Note: Light gold in colour with good acidity, a medium intense nose & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, green apples, pear, pineapple, yellow pitahaya, ginger, vanilla & some smoke on the nose.

Negatives: None

Pairings: Drink this now or in 3-5 years on its own or pair it with rotisserie chicken.

My Opinion: Recommended

Best Buy

Tasted: May 29, 2022

LCBO: 13293

HENRY OF PELHAM ESTATE CHARDONNAY 2019, VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

28 Saturday May 2022

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Cost: $21.95 (Sale price until June 19, 2022: $18.95)
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: Canada
Region: Short Hills Bench, Niagara Region, Ontario
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery
Alcohol: 12.8% Alcohol/Vol.

I can’t figure this one out; either I like, or I don’t. Score: 87/100

Tasting Note: Light gold in colour with high acidity, a medium+ intense nose & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, green apples, pear, ginger, dill, marzipan, pear, mandarin, caramel & vanilla.

Negatives: Not crazy about marzipan

Interesting Point: Wouldn’t buy it at the regular price, but at the sale price; maybe.

Pairings: Drink this now or in 4-6 years on its own or pair it with crisp fried chicken wings

My Opinion: On the Fence

Tasted: May 27, 2022

LCBO: 268342

WILLIAM HILL NORTH COAST CHARDONNAY 2020, North Coast, California, United States of America

27 Friday May 2022

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Cost: $19.95
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: United States of America
Region: North Coast
Format: 750 mL
Producer: William Hill Estate Winery
Alcohol: 13.8% Alcohol/Vol.

Disappointed at this Cali Chard as it’s flabby & one dimensional. Typical commercial Cali Cab under $20. Score: Below 80/100

Tasting Note: Gold in colour with below average acidity, a medium+ intense nose & an average length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon curd, golden apples, pineapples, butterscotch & vanilla.

Negatives: To sweet and flabby.

My Opinion: Not Recommended

Tasted: May 25, 2022

LCBO: 288555

FREI BROTHERS RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2019, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States of America

26 Thursday May 2022

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Cost: $26.95
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: United States of America
Region: Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Frei Brothers
Alcohol: 13.9% Alcohol/Vol.

Nice to see a Russian River Valley Chard that has complexity yet under 14.5% alcohol. Score: 89/100.

Tasting Note: Light gold in colour with good acidity, a medium+ intense nose, mild tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon meringue, green & yellow apples, pear, pineapple, cantaloupe, orange, ginger, buttered toast, butterscotch, vanilla & honeycomb

Negatives: None

Interesting Point: This may have gone by the commercially typical Cali Chard; flabby & one dimensional, but the cool winds in the Valley also bring out the citric notes which balances the warm climate & oak notes.

Pairings: Drink this now or in 3-5 years on its own or pair it with Moroccan Olive Oil & Orange Chicken.

My Opinion: Recommended

Tasted: May 25, 2022

LCBO: 317891

QUAILS’ GATE CHARDONNAY 2019, VQA Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

13 Friday May 2022

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Cost: $26.95 (Clearance Price: $21.60)
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: Canada
Region: Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Quails’ Gate
Alcohol: 12.5 % Alcohol/Vol.

Not complexed, but quality with nice crispness in this BC Chard. Score: 90/100.

Tasting Note: Light gold in colour with good acidity, a medium+ intense nose, light tannin & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, kiwi, pineapple, white peach, Red Delicious apple & limestone.

Negatives: None

Interesting Point:

Pairings: Drink this now or in 5-7 years on its own or pair it with Pan Seared Halibut with Lemon Butter Sauce

My Opinion: Recommended

Best Buy at Clearance Price

Tasted: May 12, 2022

LCBO: 377770

LE BONHEUR CHARDONNAY 2020, Western Cape, South Africa

12 Tuesday Apr 2022

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Cost: $15.95
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Le Bonheau
Alcohol: 13.0 % Alcohol/Vol.

Lightly wooded this Chard is medium body, clean & crisp. Score: 88/100.

Tasting Note: Light bright gold in colour with good acidity, a medium+ intense nose & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, green apples, pear, yellow plum & limestone.

Negatives: None

Pairings: Drink this now or in 3-5 years on its own or pair it with Teriyaki Stir Fry chicken, vegetables on a bed of rice.

My Opinion: Recommended

Best Buy

Tasted: April 11, 2022

LCBO: 20970